Perception of the horizontal and vertical in tangible displays: Minimal gender differences

Perception

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 387-394

  Heller, Morton A ^a,d   Calcaterra, Jeffrey A ^b   Green, Shavonda L ^a   Barnette, Stevette L ^c  

^a WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033252501     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p2655     Document Type: Article

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